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@lisaburkin.bsky.social Likewise Stella.

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@ferniecommaalex.bsky.social Trump has a Gaza plan? Trump plans nothing. He’s impetuous and easily bored. He jumps into something then after while loses interest. He’s a 3 years old.

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@diabolicaljazz.bsky.social All those cops and the helicopter must have made more noise than the subject of the complaint could possibly have made.

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@edcba1111.bsky.social Since the name Department of War hasn’t been properly and officially changed, calling himself SecWar is equally improper and unofficial.

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@spencergreen.bsky.social “AND I’M AS DELUSIONAL AS EVER”.

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@3dogz.bsky.social I know what rhymes with “Zuck”.

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@scalzi.com I admit that wasn’t on my Bingo card.

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@joncooper-us.bsky.social When do we officially change District of Columbia to District of Criminals?

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@thelibbojack.bsky.social I hated working for someone else’s benefit nearly all my working life. But I lacked the opportunities to live by my skills. I grew up thinking a college degree was necessary for success. Now I encourage the young people I meet to become educated but to also find a trade that society needs.

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@georgesellers.bsky.social There are a few, thank goodness.

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@thebulwark.com I wonder if that might be because IT’S NOT A FUCKING SWIMMING POOL, DONNIE, YOU DIPSHIT!

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@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social Any thought that the right believes in small, limited government can be abandoned right now. They believe that businesses should benefit from deregulation but the people should be regulated to death.

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@frodolove.bsky.social Stephen Miller write that?

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@sylvaners.bsky.social They already don’t listen to us.

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@naturemusicart.bsky.social Trained professionals are most valuable when we can’t trust our emotions to make the best decision.

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@1oldsalt.bsky.social Especially when they claim to be the victim of several supposed assassination attempts. Yeah, you go, grandpa, piss off your security guards.

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@ariaa.bsky.social I wish our schools were turning out well educated kids.

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@tamoorh.com They just won’t a war against us. They should be telling the U.S. where they’ll be staying.

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@juliedicaro.bsky.social My level of understanding.

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@therickydavila.bsky.social Never trust an immature, ignorant, impulsive egotist.

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@cwebbonline.com Too late.

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@cjmcg1966.bsky.social Shoplifting is not a capital offense in any state.

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@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social Shame on those who called the cops.
\nShame on the cops who responded.
\nThese open displays of racism are becoming all too common.

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@reservoir-god.bsky.social Quick, someone call for a waah-bulance.

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@jackeber.bsky.social I haven’t heard about that.

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Tuesday morning thoughts: half-witted.com

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If we cannot convince every person on the planet that protecting Earth is the most important task ahead of us,\nif we can’t stop those who contaminate the air, ground, and water,\nif we continue to rely on someone else to save us,\nwe’re doomed.

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Our extinction is inevitable.

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If you experience a sudden loss of humor and the ability to laugh at your own foibles, i\nf you find yourself resenting others for seeking the same freedoms and rights you enjoy,\nif your angry at everything all the time,\nseek medical help immediately.

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You may be at risk of becoming a Republican.

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Midterms: half-witted.com

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A must have for the progressive dog owner. Support small business.\nwww.smolotov.com

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We need to bring back shunning.

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Oligarchs, rioters who accept Trump’s payout, ICE agents, any and all members of the regime, need to be shunned until the day they die.

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They’ve shown no compassion, they get none. No jobs, no homes, no friends.

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Clive and the chicken: half-witted.com

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The rising price of gas doesn’t just affect us at the pump, it affects the cost of trucking goods across the country.

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It affects the cost of flying goods.

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And now that the oil barons know we’ll buy gas for $4-6 a gallon, they won’t rush to lower the price. Why should they?

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Give up profits? Hah!

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I have got nothing to do today, I guess I’d better get started.

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I shall begin by putting on pants. That’s an indication I plan on doing something, even when there’s nothing to be done.

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Then I’ll make a list of all the things that I don’t need to do today.

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Then I’ll probably need a nap.

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Seek the truth in all things: half-witted.com

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Trump is an existential threat: half-witted.com

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As long as: half-witted.com

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“Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.”

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― Anatole France

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Stella, my damaged dog: half-witted.com

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The fantasy of America is over: half-witted.com

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Trump should just create the Department of Trump’s Defense and fill it with all the agencies that once defended the country (DOJ, DHS, DIA, CIA, NSA, FBI, the military…). End the pretense that those agencies have any other mandate.

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I’m an atheist and humanist.\nI support the people of Gaza but not Hamas.\nI support the people of Israel but not Netanyahu.\nI support oppressed people everywhere but not their oppressors. That applies to America as well.\nThat which divides us is evil.\nThat which unites us is good.

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Our political system is broken.\nOur economic system is broken.\nOur financial system is broken.\nOur trust in those in power is broken.\nOur legal system is broken.\nOur society is broken.

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It’s difficult for good people to imagine just how bad the bad people can be.

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Trump has enjoyed a lifetime of undeserved success, yet he still has the gall to whine about not getting even more.\nHe wants to retroactively win the 2020 election for no better reason than to further inflate his already gigantic, though extremely fragile, ego.\nHe’s pathetic and immature.

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Atheists don’t reject god: half-witted.com

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Malania could have had a hit movie if she’d just stood there and read the Epstein files.

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Now that the Black Panthers have reformed, it’s time for the Gray Panthers to get together and stand aside by side with them to defend our neighborhoods.

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All of us who are between 55 and death, who have experienced wars and traitors in office, need to stand up and be counted.

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We outnumber MAGA.

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Why have federal courts? half-witted.com

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The time has come to fight back: half-witted.com

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